You only have to stop by training camp for half a day to watch the latest storm of controversy swirl through Jetsland.

On Sunday morning, another classic New York Jets imbroglio coincided with an Angry God thunder-boomer of a real storm that interrupted the club’s first practice in pads for five hours at the State University of New York-Cortland.

Who in the organization has final say on choosing the New York Jets’ starting quarterback? Is it fifth-year head coach Rex Ryan or first-year general manager John Idzik?

Sounds like a simple enough question. Yet, the Jets provided no clear answers.

Not one man will make that call, to hear Idzik and Ryan tell it. It’s a team decision.

Controversy is the Jets’ default position, for whatever reason. Its principal employees might despise that fact, and might go to bed at night crushing blisters on their index fingers for frantically pushing the reset button so many times.

But every morning, when the Jets mainframe reboots, it defaults to controversy.

“I think we are going to discuss that much like we do anything,” Idzik said. “It’s going to be a collective opinion. We’re going to hash it out. And it’s not limited to quarterbacks. I know that’s front stage and centre, but it’s every position, everything that we do, and it could be discussing schemes, different approaches to training camp.

“Obviously, we are going to talk with Rex, with (offensive coordinator) Marty (Mornhinweg), with (QB coach) David (Lee), we’ll talk with the entire offensive staff, our scouts, and we have all our scouts here. We have a lot input in that.”

Idzik subsequently was asked three different ways, point-blank, as to who ultimately has the final say in the quarterback decision. Three times Idzik gave a long waffling answer, explaining it will be a “collective decision” and a “collaborative effort.”

Ryan had spoken to reporters earlier Saturday, before Idzik’s presser. So his news conference Sunday -- during the practice interruption -- promised to be a doozy.

It was.

For 12 minutes, reporters grilled Ryan about The Decision.

“I’m the guy who sits down and (tells) the quarterbacks,” Ryan said. “But at no time is it a one-man show. It’s always a team decision, and that’s the way it’s always been, whether it’s talking about a player, or the draft. There wasn’t one coach or one scout that couldn’t turn the card in (at the draft). That’s how much in tune the team is, and this organization.

“And the decision on who to play at quarterback, in particular? It’s always a New York Jet decision, and it’s always been that way. I think you guys are making a mountain out of a molehill, to be honest with ‘ya, because ever since I’ve been here -- this is my fifth year here -- not one decision has ever been made by one man. Not one decision.”

Rich Cimini of ESPNNew York.com asked Ryan about specific past instances when Ryan claimed to have unilaterally made such important roster decisions, including the benching of Sanchez last year.

“If I misspoke or whatever (in the past) and misled in any way, shape or form … well, that’s it,” Ryan said, stopping short of apologizing.

Ryan said the Jets are not alone in this regard with such roster determinations. Then he suggested there are other decisions, such as who might be activated on game day, which fall to the coaches.

“There are a lot of teams in this league where the head coach does not have the final say on who makes the final 53-man roster,” Ryan said.

“Now, the coaching decisions and all that? Obviously, guys, it’s going to come down to the coaching staff or the head coach or whatever. That’s a given … If I would say that this player is my starting ‘Z’ -- my starting receiver, my starting quarterback, my starting corner, or whatever -- and I’ve got eight (coaches) that have a difference of opinion, and I’m out there by myself, I’m not just going to say, ‘This guy is starting come heck or high water.’ That’s not the case.”

Bottom line, what happens if Ryan and Idzik can’t agree on whether Sanchez or Smith should start on Sept. 8 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers?

Team Decision makes the call, apparently.

COACH RYAN A BIG-TIME LEAFS FAN

If you go back and read my colleague Mike Zeisberger’s stories from two years ago, you'll find out Rex Ryan is a huge Toronto Maple Leafs fan.

The New York Jets head coach lived in Toronto for a time in the 1970s, growing up after his mom split from his football-coaching father, Buddy. Rex idolized Leafs players such as Darryl Sittler and Tiger Williams.

Was he watching in May when the Leafs epically blew a 4-1 third period lead to lose Game 7 of their opening round series against the Boston Bruins?

You betcha.

“Oh … my … gosh,” Ryan told QMI Agency Sunday. “I thought, ‘Hey, they’re finally going to get through to Round 2, but, man. Boston, you know, that was impressive. They’re down three in the third period and they came back, and then they almost went all the way. Obviously that’s pretty impressive.”

Has the Leafs franchise finally turned the corner, though, after not having made the playoffs since 2004?

Another New York Jets controversy rages: Who chooses the starting QB?

You only have to stop by training camp for half a day to watch the latest storm of controversy swirl through Jetsland.

On Sunday morning, another classic New York Jets imbroglio coincided with an Angry God thunder-boomer of a real storm that interrupted the club’s first practice in pads for five hours at the State University of New York-Cortland.